Szydłowiec County

Szydłowiec County (Polish: powiat szydłowiecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Szydłowiec, which lies 110 kilometres (68 mi) south of Warsaw.

Szydłowiec County

Powiat szydłowiecki
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Szydłowiec): 51°14′N 20°51′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatSzydłowiec
Gminas
Total 5
Area
 • Total452.22 km2 (174.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total39,766
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
 • Urban
11,736
 • Rural
28,030
Car platesWSZ
Websitehttp://www.szydlowiecpowiat.pl/

The county covers an area of 452.22 square kilometres (174.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 39,766, out of which the population of Szydłowiec is 11,736, and the rural population is 28,030.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Szydłowiec County is bordered by Radom County to the north-east, Starachowice County to the south-east, Skarżysko County to the south, Końskie County to the west and Przysucha County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km2)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Gmina Szydłowiec urban-rural 138.2 18,764 Szydłowiec
Gmina Orońsko rural 81.9 5,971 Orońsko
Gmina Chlewiska rural 124.2 5,939 Chlewiska
Gmina Jastrząb rural 54.8 5,192 Jastrząb
Gmina Mirów rural 53.1 3,900 Mirów

References
  1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.


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